20 C.F.R. § 220.111 Medical equivalence.
Title 20 - Employees' Benefits
(a) How medical equivalence is determined. The Board will decide that the claimant's impairment(s) is medically equivalent to a listed impairment in appendix 1 of this part if the medical findings are at least equal in severity and duration to the listed findings. The Board compares the symptoms, signs, and laboratory findings about the claimant's impairment(s), as shown in the medical evidence in his or her claim, with the medical criteria shown with the listed impairment. If the claimant's impairment is not listed, the Board will consider the listed impairment most like the claimant's impairment to decide whether his or her impairment is medically equal. If the claimant has more than one impairment, and none of them meets or equals a listed impairment, the Board will review the symptoms, signs, and laboratory findings about the claimant's impairments to determine whether the combination of his or her impairments is medically equal to any listed impairment. (b) Medical equivalence must be based on medical findings. The Board will base its decision about whether the claimant's impairment(s) is medically equal to a listed impairment on medical evidence only. Any medical findings in the evidence must be supported by medically acceptable clinical and laboratory diagnostic techniques. The Board will also consider the medical opinion given by one or more physicians employed or engaged by the Board or the Social Security Administration to make medical judgments.
Title 20: Employees' Benefits
PART 220—DETERMINING DISABILITY
Subpart I—Medical Considerations
§ 220.111 Medical equivalence.
